British Advance At Tugela Faces Stiff Boer Resistance
The British crossing of the Tugela west of Colenso shows slow progress as General Buller fights for Ladysmith relief. Eleven hours of combat left them three miles from the start point, with no decisive outcome yet. Public road leases and Fitchburg matters are debated, urging the Legislature to protect public interests amid the Boston & Albany deal.
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Buller
Tugela
Colenso
Ladysmith
Clergy
Stout
Joubert
Toling Buller
Boston & Albany
New York Central
Tuttle
Fitchburg
A Pine Distinction on Bribery in Public Office
A casuist questions whether buying office is worse than paying cash for votes. The piece argues public patronage corrupts more than money and degrades both the public service and officials, though enforcing such a theory in Washington would strip Congress of a quorum.
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Clark
Montana
Washington
Congress
Utah congressman elect Roberts case prompts House debate
The House committee recommends against seating congressman elect Roberts of Utah, while split on expulsion versus seating and later removal. Majority fear setting a dangerous precedent. Debate stresses constitutional two thirds for expulsion and the need for calm, nonpartisan action.
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House
Roberts
Utah
United States
Porto Rico Status Debate Tied to Dingley Tariff Bill
Congress faces a clash over extending the Dingley tariff and revenue laws to Porto Rico with imperialists fearing a constitutional step toward full US statehood. Supporters cite precedents from other territories while critics warn of creating a permanent union without Supreme Court input. The piece notes eventual consideration of the Philippines and vows delays for Porto Rico’s needs.
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Congress
Porto Rico
Union
United States
Supreme Court
Philippines
Boston & Maine President Tuttle Withdraws From Fitchburg Lease Talks
President Tuttle asserts public interest must guide union rail service and withdraws from Fitchburg lease negotiations, citing long experience and belief in government backing for public corporations.
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Tuttle
The
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Pubiic
Observant Citizen Notes Famine Fears and Local Flurries
The column blends civic items from Boston about water supplies and ice, a push to have Mayflower as a state emblem, a $10,000 bequest to a Unitarian group, and local tidbits including Geddes on beauty, health board plans, foggy weather, a Dorchester snowless year affecting patrols, panther escapes, Marine posters, Mme Sembrich, a newsboy prize fight, and a Cop encounter as youths scatter at a streetlight scene.
Thirty-Eight Lines From English Poets Compiled
A San Francisco reader assembles thirty-eight lines from English poets across years, matching authors to each quoted verse. Names include Johnson, Pope, Milton, Dryden, Beattie, Cowper, Shakspere, and many others in a readerly mosaic of aphorisms on life, ambition, fate, and virtue.
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San Francisco
lVor
Young
Dr. Johnson
Pope
Prior
Sewell
Spenser
Daniel
Sir Walter Raleigh
Longfellow
Southwell
Congreve
Churchill
Rochester
Armstrong
Milton
Bailey
Trench
Somerville
Thomson
Byron
Smollett
Crabbe
Massinger
Cowley
Beattie
Cowper
Sir Walter Davenant
Gray
Willis
Addison
Dryden
Francis Quarles
Watkins
Herrick
William Mason
Hill
Dana
Shakspere
Not the Same Webb Denies Slur in Post
Peter J. Webb of Milton Lower Mills writes to editors denying being Patrick Webbe arrested for Varcony. He rebukes slander by unnamed accusers who seek to tarnish his character and asserts his innocence.
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Patrick Webbe
Varcony
Peter J. Webb
Milton Lower Mills
Maharajah's ruby girdle solves a fortune for Marjorie
In a colonial era tale, Marjorie Dare and her fiancé Eric Churchill uncover a hidden ruby girdle inside a desk. The treasure fulfills the will’s bequest and seals their engagement as the girdle proves priceless. Eric vows to protect both father and bride.
Daily Table Menu and Jelly Tomato Squares Recipe
Breakfast Grapes Wheatlet with cream Potato cakes Bacon and fried eggs Crullers and coffee Luncheon Bread and butter sandwiches Cold boiled ham Mixed pickles Gold cake Bananas with whipped cream Olives Coffee Dinner Corn chowder Roast beef Mashed potatoes Scalloped onions Tomato jelly Cottage pudding Tea Tomato jelly One can of tomatoes heat and strain soak half box gelatine half hour in water enough to cover they add to tomatoes with a little sugar salt and pepper heat egain and strain into two pans wet with cola water stand a few hours cut into squares serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise dressing Mrs Musa Known Hewes 22 Heard Street Chelsea Lael ne
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Musa
Hewes
Heard Street
Chelsea
Men of Many Callings
Ss R Crockett is described physically as a man of action and is linked with a range of notable contemporaries. The piece highlights Rev Frederick Buick of Ahoghill, the Duke of Norfolk's long tenure, Conan Doyle joining the Transvaal war effort, Senator Tillman’s ambidextrous penmanship, Rev Dr John D Wells marking 50 years in Brooklyn ministry, and Mayor Gray of Minneapolis banning messenger boys from liquor venues.
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Ss. R. Crockett
Sir Walter Scott
Frederick Buick
Ahoghill
Ballymena
Irc
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Beaufort
Richard Lil
Conan Doyle
England
Transvaal
Senator Tillman
John D. Wells
South Third Street Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
Gray
Minneapolis
Queer Epitaphs From Burlington Vermont
A fragment notes the grave inscription for the wife of Brother Thomas in Burlington Vermont. The couple’s sorrow is expressed in skeptical lines about death and burial, suggesting a fear of the deceased finding a way back.
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Burlington, Vt
Thomas
House probes gypsy moth influence and reforms
The House considers a gypsy moth investigation to examine spending over a million dollars and the political influence of the moth institution. The body also discusses broader commissions, House composition, and counter proposals on municipal fire insurance funds.
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Myers
Representative Smith
Waltham
House
State House
Reforms Begin in Havana Prompted by Wood
Editors note General Wood signals reforms in Havana by removing a corrupt court official, shocking Cubans who blamed courts for delay. The Detroit Journal highlights the move as a strike against manana and court neglect.
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Wood
Havana
Manana
Detroit Journal
Russia
Asia
Europe
Korea
China
St. Petersburg
St. Louis
Congress
Philadelphia Record
Molineux
New Haven Register
Massachusetts
Lawrence Eagle
Ex-Queen of Opera Bouffe Considers Religious Order
Mme. Schneider famed for La Belle Helene and the Grand Duchess contemplates joining the Order of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Mrs. Theodore Birney, national president of the mothers' congress, urges members to investigate and curb overstudy among children, saying overwork can make pupils hysterical.
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Mme. Schneider
Opera Bouffe
Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Order of the Little Sisters of the Poor
Theodore Birney
The
Mothers’ Congress
Comic Snippets and Quips From Various Newspapers
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry lines from Waifs o' Fun Puck Harlem Life and more. Jokes involve a dismissive tramp, a cunning maiden, prizefighters nicknamed the kid and other light dialogue. The column borrows from the Chicago Tribune style.
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Jones
Brooklyn
Crimson Gulch
Ansewerel
Washington Star
Philadelphia
Chicago Tribune
Odd Bits of News Across Continents and Facts
A collage of curious notes on November warmth in Scotland, Tangier transport by donkeys, Vienna needlework schools, Jamaica as a tourist draw, cut flowers longevity, British workmen raise wages, common injuries, Britain's coal fields, Salvation Army banks in India, Indian population figures, and 1899 building gains led by Cleveland New York and Kansas City.
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Scotland
Tangier
Vienna
Jamaica
Dee
Great Britain
Brotherhood
Salvation Army
India
New York
Indian Territory
Cleveland
O. New York
Kansas City
Trolley Lunches Spark Suburban Car Dining Plans
A 10 cent frankfurter and a trasnfer check in new trolley lunch cars aims to ease early commutes in Chicago Boston New York and other cities. Early service will feature diners on elevated lines with menus graded by passenger distance.
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Dover Street
Castle Street
Broadway
Anch Car Corporation
Chicago
Boston
New York
Schomers
Dudley Street
Forest Hills
Angel
Warnings on Responsibility for Damages and Tipping
A fragment notes that liability for damages rests with the offender and tipping is limited to the car itself. The phrase Thus 'tis whispered hints at a rumor or whispered policy.
Mrs Livermore to Preside at Conservatory Meeting
The Beneficent Society of the New England Conservatory of Music will hold its annual meeting in Sleeper Hall at 3 o clock on Wednesday. Mrs Mary A Livermore will preside and the Rev Joseph Cook will give the annual address. A reception for members and friends follows in the conservatory parlors.
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Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health
Parker House
London
Beneficent Society of the
New England Conservatory of Music
Sleeper Hall
New England Conservatory
Mary A. Livermore
Joseph Cook
Conservatory
Veteran of Light Brigade recounts Balaklava charge
J. S. Dixon, a two war veteran who enlisted at fifteen, recalls the Balaklava charge during the Crimean War and his Civil War service in the Union army. He shares memories of the 1854 attack, being wounded, and surviving the infamous jaws of death alongside other light cavalrymen.
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Dixon
Light Brigade
Balaklava
Mr. Dixon
Post
West Indies
Crimea
Seventeenth Lancers
Heroic Civil War veteran recalls Crimean War glory
Mr. Dixon, a Civil War veteran, recounts wounds and survival on a battlefield where a Russian lance struck his neck and his horse fell. He later earned Crimea era medals for Sebastopol Balaklava and Alma and keeps a Turkish medal of honor. He served in Klondike years ago and remains active at over sixty.
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Mr. Dixon
Sebastopol
Alma
Dixon
Balaklava
Pixon
England
Light Brigade
Aee
Nevis
New Tubular Brass Crib Showcases Modern Nursery Innovation
This feature highlights a deluxe tubular brass crib with extension bow foot draw sides and a woven mattress. The crib includes automatic locking on raised sides and a patented draw side that lowers and raises like a railway crossing, combining luxury with space efficiency.
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Boston Unitarian Association
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Patrick Geddes
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Dorchester
Quincey
Bort
Weston
Daniel L. Demmons
Myopia Club
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Mme. Sembrich
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Rouredl
the Post
Minnie N. Hinds
Spruce Street
Maplewood, Mass
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Hale Colonel Dare
Rainsforth Hall
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Tate
Marjorie
Eric Churchill
Spain
Rough Riders
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Charity
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Carey
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MacCartney
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Douglass
Bullock
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Chicopee
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Burlington
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Lawrence
Fred C. Mahony
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Gallivan
Spectacles
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Florida
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J. S. Dixon
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